Okay, I'm embarrassed to be asking this, but since I don't know the answer, here goes:
I'm looking to do a new build for a friend, using this Gigabyte motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128394
Instead of the extra old-style 4-pin CPU connector, it has an 8-pin one. The PSU I'm planning to use, a Seasonic S12-II 430, just has a 4-pin plug.
I'm sure this has been asked a million times before, but since I'm only planning to use an Athlon II X2 CPU (65W Regor @ 2.8GHz, dual core), can I use that PSU and just plug its 4-pin plug into the 8-pin connector on the mobo? Or do I have to use a PSU with an 8-pin plug? I read somewhere that as long as you're not running a quad-core CPU, the 4-pin plug is okay to use.
TIA, and apologies for asking something I should know by now.
I'm looking to do a new build for a friend, using this Gigabyte motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128394
Instead of the extra old-style 4-pin CPU connector, it has an 8-pin one. The PSU I'm planning to use, a Seasonic S12-II 430, just has a 4-pin plug.
I'm sure this has been asked a million times before, but since I'm only planning to use an Athlon II X2 CPU (65W Regor @ 2.8GHz, dual core), can I use that PSU and just plug its 4-pin plug into the 8-pin connector on the mobo? Or do I have to use a PSU with an 8-pin plug? I read somewhere that as long as you're not running a quad-core CPU, the 4-pin plug is okay to use.
TIA, and apologies for asking something I should know by now.